Hamburg, Germany’s second largest metropolis and Europe's third biggest port, lies at the head of the long funnel-shaped estuary of the River Elbe.

Nicknamed “Tor zur Welt” (Gateway to the World), Hamburg welcomed merchants, sailors and travellers for centuries. The city is best known for its famous harbor area, the Port of Hamburg, and for its nightlife, northern brick architecture and maritime flair.

Its story begins with the Roman era. Luckily we can still admire a big part of its original architecture, as the green city on the water managed to preserve its historic value during the raids of World War II.

The Town Hall (Rathaus) is the only palace of the city, a prestigious Neo-Renaissance building, whose inner decoration reflects the pride of the middle class of the 19th century. Hamburg’s symbolic heart, this impressive sandstone building dominated the centre of the Old Town (Altstadt), and is now home to the city’s senate and parliament.

Right now the BWT crew consists of seven people in total. Most of us know each other since school and we’re friends for many years. But we met our latest member only half a year ago. @tobi_urbex was the guide on our Italy urbex #roadtrip this summer. We had so much fun and the intense #urbex experience had brought us together. At the end of our mutual #adventure we simply had to invite him to join the squad!

In our next #video on 30th December we will introduce the whole BWT crew to you guys. Stay tuned! #bwturbex

Fun times up on the lake for sunset. I love how the light falls upon the peak,

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We light up everything around us to change the mood of something, which is meant to be moody and then comes the winter to remind us that no matter how hard we celebrate Christmas, winter will be cold! #winteriscoming